Bloomberg broke reported the news @ 3:05pm that Google Checkout canceled its party protesting the ban of Checkout on eBay. And so ends the first skirmish (Google Checkout announces party -> eBay pulls listings from Google AdWords) in the bigger battle.

Here’s the statement from the Google Checkout blog:

eBay Live attendees have plenty of activities to keep them busy this week in Boston, and we did not want to detract from that activity. After speaking with officials at eBay, we at Google agreed that it was better for us not to feature this event during the eBay Live conference. Google is constantly reaching out to new users and sellers, and we are available to privately discuss any matters of concern with individuals as they relate to Google products. Interested parties may contact us at checkout-reply@google.com.

Hat tip to my anonymous source who alerted me yesterday to eBay pulling its AdWords ads.

For those of you who are just now coming up to speed on this skirmish:
Google party at eBay event will protest Checkout ban - CNET News
eBay No Longer on Google AdWords - ComparisonEngines
eBay and Google: The Gloves Are Off, It’s Getting Ugly ProStores Scoop - AuctionBytes
Animosity Escalates as eBay Pulls Google AdWords, Reallocates Dollars - ClickZ
eBay vs. Google: eBay says, normal course of business… um, ok…right - eBay Strategies
eBay Pulls Google Paid-Search Ads To Protest Google Checkout Moves - Search Engine Land
eBay Halting its Google AdWords Advertising? - Search Engine Journal